<HTML>Hi all, As someone who had never removed and replaced the cords on Yamaha hammer= flanges, I thought I'd give you a brief report. It has taken 3 hours so far.   I wasn't in my shop, so some of= that time was spent hunting for tools, supplies, etc.  The old cords w= ere so wasted, they basically crumbled and I had to dig them out of the slot= s.  I have less than an hour left to complete the job.   I can easily see cutting an hour or an hour and a half off of this proce= dure in the future, now that I've practiced the drill 88 times<G>. Mr. Garrett, you might want to factor this into your "G Piano Works" lab= or guide.  Give it three hours for a safe estimate, somewhere between r= ookie and master. Dave Stahl</HTML>